For the first time in the report's history, it also took into consideration the happiness levels of the countries' immigrant populations.

Thailand mustered 6.424 on last year's happiness index, a score that fell to 6.072 this year. Four different countries have held the top spot in the four most recent reports- Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and now, Finland.

The 2018 report assessed 156 countries happiness levels based on six factors - per capita gross domestic product, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, social support and absence of corruption in government or business.

For foreign-born people living in various countries, Finland also came first followed by Denmark.

Click through for the top 10 countries, ranked by happiness.

NPA to announce decision on whether to charge Zuma on Friday
At the time, Zuma, who has always maintained his innocence, was forced to resign as deputy president by President Thabo Mbeki. Zuma's alleged involvement in a 1999 weapons deal, had been dropped for procedural reasons in April 2009 shortly before Mr.

"The most striking finding of the report is the remarkable consistency between the happiness of immigrants and the locally born", said Helliwell in a news release.

The United States came in at 18th, down from 14th place a year ago. Strikingly, the authors of the report found that immigrant happiness scores were nearly identical to the scores of the population at large.

Nordic countries usually appear in the top five places but those that are hit with war as well as places in sub-Saharan Africa regularly appear at the bottom.

Among other Asian nations, Mongolia was ranked at 94, Vietnam at 95, Indonesia, 96, Bhutan - which was once the happiest - at 97, Nepal at 101, Laos, 110, Bangladesh, 115, Sri Lanka, 116, Cambodia, 120 and Myanmar, 130.

The report also analyzes areas that pose a risky threat to quality of life, focusing specifically on three health problems within its penultimate chapters: obesity, the opioid crisis and depression, all problems that are especially acute within the USA, which tumbled four spots to the 18th place on 2018's list.

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Rane formed Maharashtra Swabhiman Party (MSP) previous year after quitting the Congress, and declared support to the BJP-led NDA. Elections to the Rajya Sabha nearly looked unopposed on March 12 but the BJP fielded more candidates to force elections.

In Jack's case, earlier in the season, he wasn't playing regularly at club level. "He's getting closer to where we want him". Tarkowski added: "It's a bit unexpected, but you work all your life to get to these moments".

Trade Representative, is in charge of negotiating with countries appealing for exclusions; Ross is handling product exemptions. The Trump administration announced a 25 percent steel tariff and 10 pecent tariff on imported aluminium earlier this month.

Kusal Mendis scored 55 runs highest for the Lions. "I think he is a great bowler for our team, he has been doing really well". The win, which was India's second in three games, has taken Rohit Sharma and Co.to the top of the table with 4 points.

Best known for his nineties hit Flava In Ya Ear , his success helped pave the way for rappers such as The Notorious B.I.G. He was last seen in a 2016 video The Overcomer Ministry uploaded to its YouTube channel, titled " Craig Mack Testimony".

His best season to date was probably in 2012 with the 49ers when he caught 85 passes for 1,105 yards and 9 touchdowns. It's a move that completed a Super Bowl reunion and helped fill a sudden void for a possession receiver.

Flourgon seems to thinks Miley's declaration of not stopping is the same thing as him saying he 'runs things'". The single " We Can't Stop " is certified platinum and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2013.

Bridgewater, formerly a Minnesota Vikings starter, agreed to a one-year contract, a source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen. The only game action he saw last season came in the fourth quarter of a blowout victory over the Cincinnati Bengals .

The dream match that the WWE universe has wanted to see for a while wasn't a complete guarantee heading into WrestleMania 34 . And last night, Styles and Nakamura both turned their attention towards that match in the opening segment of the night.

The see the complete results of the study and Minnesota's rankings, visit the County Health Rankings website here . A new study from County Health Rankings reveals the healthiest and not-so healthiest counties in North Carolina.

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